CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. – A 14-year-old girl was found safe Wednesday night, a week-and-a-half after she went missing in Virginia. Isabel Shae Hicks had last been seen on Oct. 21 at her home in Bumpass, Virginia, about 40 miles north of Richmond.

An AMBER Alert was canceled Wednesday night. Virginia State Police say Hicks and 33-year-old Bruce Lynch were stopped in Caroline County and Isabel appeared to be unharmed. Lynch was arrested and Louisa County authorities are handling the investigation.

Earlier in the day, the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office said the search for the teenage girl and her alleged abductor had been expanded and that U.S. Marshals were assisting. That followed reports of a sighting of the pair. Officials said the two were believed to have been spotted in the Montpelier area on Monday night.

Isabel Hicks went missing on October 21. An AMBER Alert was issued four days later.

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